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  She refused to Return His Calls After a First Date, Then in Rage, He Rants Out, Very Revealing

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  nb: this is internet re-post lindsay mannering's article.

  enjoy reading.

  comments (538)|likes (81)if ever there was a reason to hide under the covers with a box of wine and swear off menfor good, this might be it.

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  Thats a cute date, but I was kinda hoping for BTS and Beks....Three way date?
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  Were You Punished by Your Government for Not Being a Part of Military Service?

  by Diest in

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  2. experiences

  i never cease to be amazed by the sacrifice that the wts foolishly requires.

  one of the larger sacrifices is that of personal freedom that has been demanded of young men and women around the globe.

  many are sent to prison for several years and have a felony on their record for life.

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  Reading Terry's story about this was the first non child abuse story that made me cry on JWN. I just feel like these young men were so wronged by their family and by the Watchtower Society.
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  She refused to Return His Calls After a First Date, Then in Rage, He Rants Out, Very Revealing

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  nb: this is internet re-post lindsay mannering's article.

  enjoy reading.

  comments (538)|likes (81)if ever there was a reason to hide under the covers with a box of wine and swear off menfor good, this might be it.

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  Prog,

  They funny thing is they would be right! Did a shrink already tell you that?
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  Were You Punished by Your Government for Not Being a Part of Military Service?

  by Diest in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i never cease to be amazed by the sacrifice that the wts foolishly requires.

  one of the larger sacrifices is that of personal freedom that has been demanded of young men and women around the globe.

  many are sent to prison for several years and have a felony on their record for life.

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  I never cease to be amazed by the sacrifice that the WTS foolishly requires. One of the larger sacrifices is that of personal freedom that has been demanded of young men and women around the globe. Many are sent to prison for several years and have a felony on their record for life. All because some men in an ivory tower refused to let you participate in some form of alternative service.

  I think I am so amazed by the stories I hear, because shines light on the lies I was told. I was born several years after Vietnam and I was always told that all you had to do was tell the courts that you were a conscientious objector! Boom, it's just that easy. Then I come on here and find out that the WTS hung these young men out to dry. They didn’t back them in court, and took away alternative service options. They sacrificed these young men to promote their theology.

  So, if this happened to you and you want to tell your story. I am sure that many of us who did not live through those eras or live in those countries would really appreciate it. If you have told your story before you can just post a link or repost the story.
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  Do you think our society is on the verge of collapsing?

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not to sound like the gloom and doom cult we were apart,.

  but are we heading for an collapse in our society?.

  iam sure we all are familiar with the signs that bring about.

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  Thank you for not failing Prog. Although where is my favorite part about marxism? :(
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  My nine grievances against the Society from BEFORE I had ever visited a single apostate website...

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mentioned on a recent thread by irondork that my wife recently showed me a handwritten list of grievances i had against the society from before i had ever visited a single apostate website (apart from wikipedia).

  the thread is below:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/226934/1/how-did-you-long-timers-do-it-before-the-internet-ray-franz-books-abundant-information.

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  Nail them to the London Bethal Door!
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  Being Df'd and the witness reaction.

  by Momma-Tossed-Me in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have to say only one maybe two refuse to wave or speak.

  most will wave and and at least say a greeting when they see me.

  today i waved at a a couple in the hardware store parking lot and they graciously waved back.

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  I dont view anyone as being on the outside. I have enjoyed your posts even if I have not always told you so.

  I love that you take away their power by waving first.
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  JOB-Was He Used As A Gambling Pawn?

  by PaintedToeNail in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the book of job describes a conversation between the devil and jehovah, as everyone knows.

  however, satan knew jehovah intimately and would have been well aware of jehovah's ability of foreknowledge.

  one would have to imagine that jehovah could have easily just told satan that job would in fact be faithful and therefore spared job the agony he went through, as he had insight because of his foreknowledge that the spirit creatures should have understood.. did jehovah and satan have a high-stakes game going?

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  Job is my least favorite story from a bible literalist perspective. Every part of the stroy just drips with how much of a jerk the OT Jehovah is.
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  JOB-Was He Used As A Gambling Pawn?

  by PaintedToeNail in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the book of job describes a conversation between the devil and jehovah, as everyone knows.

  however, satan knew jehovah intimately and would have been well aware of jehovah's ability of foreknowledge.

  one would have to imagine that jehovah could have easily just told satan that job would in fact be faithful and therefore spared job the agony he went through, as he had insight because of his foreknowledge that the spirit creatures should have understood.. did jehovah and satan have a high-stakes game going?

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  BTS I agree it is a nonsense comment, unless she was joking. Louis Black made some nice points.
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  Iran Bans Women From Getting Most University Degrees

  by Diest in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9487761/anger-as-iran-bans-women-from-universities.html.

  anger as iran bans women from universitiesfemale students in iran have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses in an officially-approved act of sex-discrimination which critics say is aimed at defeating the fight for equal women's rights.in a move that has prompted a demand for a un investigation by iran'smost celebrated human rights campaigner, the nobel laureate shirin ebadi, 36 universities have announced that 77 ba and bsc courses in the coming academic year will be "single gender" and effectively exclusive to men.. .

  it follows years in which iranian women students have outperformed men, a trend at odds with the traditional male-dominated outlook of the country's religious leaders.

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  LeavingWT,

  That immage reminds me of Christianity....they love to tell you the beutiful things Jesus says, but then the powers that be still do evil things.

  I believe in chopping of hands for thievery....So did Mohamed. I believe that women are not equal to men...so did Mohamed.